Well, doesn't it just figure? Those beautiful teal sheets... the exact color of my paint... those smooth, crisp, wrinkle-free sheets are laden with... formaldehyde. Really???? Man, the things you learn when innocently surfing the internet, and you wonder how we ever survived before we knew all these things? Good thing I still have the receipt.

Kristen,
When Harrison was ready to move into a "big boy" bed, we did the whole furniture shopping thing and decided when it came to the mattress to go with one of those memory foam ones.
When the mattress arrived there was an overwhelming smell... the delivery person said that it would air out in a few days. It did not! Then after one night sleeping with him during the night due to a nightmare or something, I couldn't sleep because of the smell and had a headache.
They tried to assure me it was non-toxic and they would send me a new one. We decide that just with the smell alone we could not put our 3 year child to sleep on it every night and feel good about it. We got him a a regular mattress!

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HelenMarie

3/29/2011 15:29:33

MOST fabrics (especially those including cotton) are treated with a formaldehyde-type substance. That's one of the best reasons for washing, thoroughly, everything - before using/wearing! I wash all my fabrics before I use them as they come treated with chemicals to make them feel crisp and new. If I use them in my quilting without washing, all those chemicals come out when I press them and make me cough and sneeze and make my eyes water! So, don't be afraid to enjoy that lovely color. Just wash in your regular detergent and, to be extra sure, rinse twice. xoxox

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Merrie

3/30/2011 02:08:46

Thanks, Kristen. This might explain some problems that Dave has had for years.

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